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Chris it wouldn't have bothered me in the slightest - it would have been my choice to play it
Chris it wouldn't have bothered me in the slightest - it would have been my choice to play it
Yeah right!![]()
Chris it's my own choice to play the game on any condition course - if I'm swinging a club and hitting a ball that will do
No one is forced to play on a course- especially if you know it suffers from the rain and the country has just suffered a massive storm
The north had a massive storm, I don't really remember anything that bad in the South East. Maybe it conveniently missed me?
I'm sure the OP would have thought otherwise about playing, but the issue was that he wasn't told the course was in. My old course had two holes that suffered waterlogging badly. If I assumed the whole course was bad when these two were closed, I would barely have played. If the 15 holes are open, and the pro doesn't say anything, I would assume those 15 were in good nick.
I can't imagine you will ever back down though, and admit that you would be annoyed. You've drawn your line in the sand, yet to see you step over it.
Chris it's my own choice to play the game on any condition course - if I'm swinging a club and hitting a ball that will do
No one is forced to play on a course- especially if you know it suffers from the rain and the country has just suffered a massive storm
if in any doubt, ring ahead and find a suitable alternative.
If you went to an ice rink and paid £22 entry, then found it was a pool of water, would you blame yourself for not asking the staff if the ice was skateable?
I know Traditions very well and it was a gamble to play there in the current conditions but if the pro is taking your money and not giving you any indication that its not playable at the time that's not really on.
I know the answer is because money makes the world go round, but still.
Played Traditions on Sunday after a relatively dry week down here in Surrey. No torrential rain, no heavy downpours, a little rain yes, but not enough in my stupid, stupid mind to make a golf course unplayable. After taking my payment last Tuesday in full as a deposit, we turned up to be told only 15 holes open. "Just play the last 3 again" they said.
The course was empty. Probably because everyone who plays there normally wouldn't be stupid enough to play there when it's rained in the slightest.
We proceeded to go out and play, as it was 9am and didn't fancy packing the gear in the car to find somewhere else.
The course was horrific. Almost every fairway was waterlogged. We were all finding bogs of water everywhere. Although the greens were good, the rest of the course was really unplayable. We walked in after 12 holes, disgusted by the fact that Crown Golf hadn't decided to close the course.
I've played Traditions a few times, and I knew it wasn't great with water. But, in my naive head, when a course is open, it generally means it is playable. Plenty of courses close on the basis it is too wet to play. Apparently, not Traditions.
I'll not be rushing to give them my money again.
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You must have missed the rain we had on Thursday night in Hampshire. Course was closed all day Friday, and only because of the good drainage did we open on Saturday.I know the answer is because money makes the world go round, but still.
Played Traditions on Sunday after a relatively dry week down here in Surrey. No torrential rain, no heavy downpours, a little rain yes, but not enough in my stupid, stupid mind to make a golf course unplayable. After taking my payment last Tuesday in full as a deposit, we turned up to be told only 15 holes open. "Just play the last 3 again" they said.
The course was empty. Probably because everyone who plays there normally wouldn't be stupid enough to play there when it's rained in the slightest.
We proceeded to go out and play, as it was 9am and didn't fancy packing the gear in the car to find somewhere else.
The course was horrific. Almost every fairway was waterlogged. We were all finding bogs of water everywhere. Although the greens were good, the rest of the course was really unplayable. We walked in after 12 holes, disgusted by the fact that Crown Golf hadn't decided to close the course.
I've played Traditions a few times, and I knew it wasn't great with water. But, in my naive head, when a course is open, it generally means it is playable. Plenty of courses close on the basis it is too wet to play. Apparently, not Traditions.
I'll not be rushing to give them my money again.
:rant:
I know Traditions very well and it was a gamble to play there in the current conditions but if the pro is taking your money and not giving you any indication that its not playable at the time that's not really on. Holes can be closed for any manner of reasons (greens maintenance, drainage, damage) and so if the other 15 are open you'd think the course would be playable. Personally I'd have tried to play Pyrford just down the road. Much nicer course and better maintained